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Colthorp Historical Marker

Colthorp Historical Marker from directly overhead

Colthorp Historical Marker is a historic site in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 86 m. Pryor Mountain stands 210 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Houston County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q49479285, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
86 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.36740, -95.14716

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Sugar Mounds: 3.6 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Big Hill: 19.1 mi
  • Collins Mountain: 20.0 mi
Parks: 18
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 5.2 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 13.4 mi
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 18.5 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 20.3 mi
  • Alabama Creek WMA: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colthorp Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pryor MountainN 354°210 m24.6 mi
Jones MountainN 354°199 m22.8 mi
Gibson MountainN 358°199 m23.0 mi
Reagan MountainN 355°199 m24.8 mi
Round MountainN 354°191 m23.1 mi
Smith MountainN 355°184 m21.8 mi
Sunshine MountainN 359°183 m21.3 mi
Collins MountainN 351°181 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1719:5320:29
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1616:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505560687681848479695952

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveton, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356751384

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